13.94 (1) (a) Audit the books and accounts of the treasurer, the moneys on hand in the treasury and all bonds and securities belonging to all public funds on deposit in the treasury or properly accounted for by the treasurersecretary of administration, at least every 2 years; and report the result of such examination in writing to the governor and the joint committee on finance, specifying therein particularly the amount and kind of funds and of all such bonds and securities. The bureau shall transmit a certified copy of such report to the outgoing treasurer and successor secretary of administration.

13.94 (1) (d) 1. At least once every 2 years, and at such other times as the governor or legislature directs, examine and see that all the money appearing by the books of the department of administration and state treasurer as belonging to the several funds is in the vaults of the treasury or in the several state depositories.

13.94 (1) (d) 2. If the governor directs that such an examination be conducted, the order from the governor shall provide for reimbursement of the legislative audit bureau's costs in making the examination from the appropriation under s. 20.525 (1) (a). No order from the governor for an examination under this paragraph may take precedence over any examination already scheduled by the legislative audit bureau without approval of the joint legislative audit committee. If a deficiency is discovered pursuant to an examination under this paragraph, the governor shall require the treasurersecretary of administration to make up the deficiency immediately; and if the treasurersecretary of administration refuses or neglects for 10 days thereafter to have the full sum belonging to said funds in the treasury the attorney general shall institute proceedings to recover the deficiency.

13.94 (1) (f) CertifyWhenever a new secretary of administration takes office, certify to the incoming treasurersecretary the balance in the treasury when he or she came into office and all bonds and securities belonging to all public funds on deposit in the treasury or properly accounted for and transmit a certified copy thereof to the outgoing treasurersecretary.

13.94 (1m)Independent experts. The legislative audit bureau may contract for the services of such independent professional or technical experts as deemed necessary to carry out the statutory duties and functions of the bureau within the limits of the amount provided under s. 20.765 (3) (c) or (5); and, in the case of postaudits involving the performance and program accomplishments of a department, shall contract for the services of such subject matter and program specialists from any state or federal agency or public institution of higher learning as deemed necessary by the joint committee on legislative organization.

14.20 (2) From the appropriations
appropriation under s. 20.525 (1) (f) and (kf), the governor may provide a grant to any local governmental unit or nonprofit organization for support of a literacy improvement program.

14.38 (10) (c) Publish in the official state newspaper within 10 days after the date of publication of an act a notice certifying the number of each act, the number of the bill from which it originated, the date of publication and the relating clause. Each certificate shall also contain a notice of where the full text of each act can be obtained. Costs under this paragraph shall be charged to the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (d) or (5).

33,57Section
57. 14.58 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 16.401 (4) and amended to read:

16.401 (4)Pay on warrants sums authorized by law. (a) Pay out of the treasury, on demand, upon the warrants of the department of administration, except as provided in s. 20.929, such sums only as are authorized by law to be so paid, if there are appropriate funds therein to pay the same, and, when any sum is required to be paid out of a particular fund, pay it out of such fund only; and upon each such warrant, when payment is made in currency, take the receipt endorsed on or annexed thereto, of the payee therein named or an authorized agent or assignee. The state treasurersecretary shall accept telephone advice believed by the treasurerhim or her to be genuine from any public depository, as defined in s. 34.01 (5), stating that a specified amount of money has been deposited with such public depository for the credit of the state treasurer, and shall act upon such telephone advice as though it had been in writing.

(b) When in the judgment of the state treasurer
secretary balances in state public depository accounts are temporarily in excess of that required under par. (a), the treasurer, with the concurrence of the secretary of administration, may authorize the preparation of a warrant in excess of the funds contained intransfer the excess balance to the investment fund for the purpose of investment only. The earnings attributable to the investment of temporary excess balances shall be distributed as provided in sub. (19)(14).

33,58Section
58. 14.58 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 16.401 (5) and amended to read:

16.401 (5)Account for interest. Pay into the treasury and account for all sums directly or indirectly received by the treasurersecretary by virtue of the treasurer'ssecretary's office, or as interest or compensation for the use, deposit, or forbearance of any state moneys in the treasurer'ssecretary's hands or under the treasurer'ssecretary's control.

33,59Section
59. 14.58 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 16.401 (6) and amended to read:

16.401 (6)Keep cash and fund accounts. Keep records showing the number, date, and amount of each cash receipt issued by the treasurer's officedepartment and classify said receipts by state funds; submit a summary statement of collections by fund together with a copy of each remittance advice in support thereof; keep also records showing the check, share draft, or other draft number, date, payee, and amount of each cash disbursement and classify said disbursements by state funds; keep a record of the date, payee, and amount of each disbursement made by a money transfer technique other than a check or draft and classify the disbursement by state fund; and verify at the end of each week the amounts shown by the treasurer'ssecretary's records to represent total cash balance and cash balances of individual state funds by comparing said amounts with corresponding balances appearing on records maintained by the department of administration.

33,60Section
60. 14.58 (8) (intro.) and (a) to (c) of the statutes are renumbered 16.401 (7) (intro.) and (a) to (c).

33,62Section
62. 14.58 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 16.401 (8) and amended to read:

16.401 (8)Biennial
Submit biennial report.On or before October 15 of each odd-numbered year, submit to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report containing the same information required of departments and independent agencies under s. 15.04 (1) (d). The report shall alsoAs part of the report submitted under s. 15.04 (1) (d), include a statement showing for each of the 2 preceding fiscal years the cash balance in each state fund at the beginning of the fiscal year, the aggregate amount of receipts credited, and the aggregate amount of disbursements charged to each said fund during the fiscal year and the resultant cash balance in each state fund at the end of the fiscal year. This statement shall further show as of the end of each said 2 fiscal years, at par, the aggregate value of securities held for each state fund and the aggregate value of securities held in trust or deposited for safekeeping, and shall show the manner in which the total cash balance was accounted for by listing the balances on deposit in each state account in a public depository, deducting from the total of such balances the aggregate amount of checks, share drafts, or other drafts outstanding and adding thereto the aggregate amount of cash and cash items in office.

33,63Section
63. 14.58 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 16.401 (9) and amended to read:

16.401 (9)Report certain payments. Whenever the state treasurersecretary or any state department shall remit to any county, city, town, or village any sum in payment of a state aid or other item, the remitter shall transmit a statement of the amount and purpose thereof to the clerk of such municipality. After the receipt thereof, the clerk of such municipality shall present such statement at the next regular meeting of the governing body and shall thereafter file and keep such statement for 6 years.

33,64Section
64. 14.58 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 16.401 (10) and amended to read:

16.401 (10)Stamp checks and drafts. Cause to be plainly printed or stamped upon each check, share draft, and other draft issued by the state treasurersecretary the period of time, as determined by the state treasurer
secretary but not to exceed one year, during which the check or other draft may be presented for payment. The state treasurersecretary shall cancel on his or her records any check or other draft that is not presented for payment within the prescribed time period and shall credit the amount thereof to the fund upon which it is drawn. Notice of such cancellation and credit shall be immediately submitted by the state treasurer to the department of administration.

33,65Section
65. 14.58 (13) of the statutes is renumbered 16.401 (11) and amended to read:

16.401 (11)Services
Provide services in connection with securities held in trust. Upon request therefor from any company, corporation, society, order, or association whichthat has securities on deposit with the treasurersecretary, in trust, mail to its address not to exceed 60 days before the same become due, any or all interest coupons; return to it any or all bonds, notes, or other deposits as they become due and are replaced by other securities; cut all interest coupons, make any endorsement of interest or otherwise on any such securities; and collect therefor from the company, corporation, society, order, or association making the request, a 25-cent fee for a single coupon cut, or for each entry of interest endorsed on a note or return of a bond, note, or other security, and a 10-cent fee for each additional coupon cut, or entry of interest endorsed on a note, bond, or other security, and may withhold any and all coupons cut or refuse endorsement of interest on securities until such fee is paid. Such fees shall be paid into the state treasury as a part of the general fund, and an extra charge may be required for postage or registered mail.

33,66Section
66. 14.58 (17) of the statutes is renumbered 16.401 (12) and amended to read:

16.401 (12)Safekeeping
Hold safekeeping receipts for federal securities. Whenever any federal securities are purchased under authority of any law and the state treasurersecretary is custodian thereof the treasurersecretary may accept and hold safekeeping receipts of a federal reserve bank for such securities. Each such receipt shall be identified on its face with the name of the fund to which the securities described in the receipt belong.

33,67Section
67. 14.58 (18) of the statutes is renumbered 16.401 (13) and amended to read:

16.401 (13)Sale of investments. Whenever the department of administration draws a check, share draft, or other draft dated the next following business day upon a fund whose investment and collection is under the exclusive control of the investment board pursuant to s. 25.17 (1), and the receipts of the state treasurer are insufficient to permit a disbursement from said fund in the amount of such check, share draft, or other draft, the investment board shall sell investments owned by such fund for delivery in time to provide sufficient money to cover such check, share draft, or other draft on the date whichthat it bears.

14.65 (1) The secretary of administration shall transfer from the tuition trust fund or the college savings program trust fund to the general fund an amount equal to the amount expended from the appropriations under s. 20.505 (9) (a), 1995 stats., and s. 20.585 (2) (a)
, 2001 stats., and s. 20.585 (2) (am), 2001 stats., when the secretary of administration determines that funds in the tuition trust fund or the college savings program trust fund are sufficient to make the transfer. The secretary of administration may make the transfer in installments.

15.07 (2) (L) The governor shall serve as chairperson of the information technology management board and the chief information officerthe secretary of administration or his or her designee shall serve as secretary of that board.

15.105 (4)Public records board. There is created a public records board which is attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03. The public records board shall consist of the governor, the director of the historical society, the attorney general, the state auditor, and the director of the legislative council staff, or their designated representatives, and a representative of the small business community, a representative of a local unit of governmenta school board or the governing body of a municipality, as defined in s. 106.215 (1) (e)281.59 (1) (c), and one other member.

33,92xSection 92x. 15.105 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 15.345 (4), and 15.345 (4) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

15.345 (4) (a) Creation; membership. (intro.) There is created a waste facility siting board, attached to the department of administrationnatural resources under s. 15.03, consisting of the following members:

15.105 (29)Office of state human resources management. (a) Creation. There is created an office of state human resources management which is attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03 under the direction and supervision of a director. The director shall
be nominated by the governor and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed to serve at the pleasure of the governor.

(b) Same; specified divisions. 1. `Division of merit recruitment and selection.' There is created in the office of state human resources management a division of merit recruitment and selection. The administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection shall be nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed for a 5-year term, under the unclassified service from a register of at least 5 names certified to the governor by the director of the office of state human resources management. The director of the office of state human resources management shall prepare and conduct an examination for the position of administrator according to the requirements for classified positions under subch. II of ch. 230. The administrator of the division may be renominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate reappointed.

2. `Division of compensation and labor relations.' There is created in the office of state human resources management a division of compensation and labor relations. The administrator of the division shall be appointed by the director of the office of state human resources management outside the classified service.

3. `Division of affirmative action.' There is created in the office of state human resources management a division of affirmative action. The administrator of the division shall be appointed by the director of the office of state human resources management outside the classified service.

(c) Same; attached board. 1. `State employees suggestion board.' There is created in the office of state human resources management a state employees suggestion board consisting of 3 persons, at least one of whom shall be a state officer or employee, appointed for 4-year terms.

(d) Same; council. 1. `Council on affirmative action.' a. There is created in the office of state human resources management a council on affirmative action consisting of 15 members appointed for 3-year terms. A majority of members shall be public members and a majority of members shall be minority persons, women, or persons with disabilities, appointed with consideration to the appropriate representation of each group.

b. The president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the assembly each shall appoint one member and the remaining members shall be appointed by the governor.

33,101Section
101. 15.16 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.16 (1)Employee trust funds board. (intro.) The employee trust funds board shall consist of the governor or the governor's designee on the group insurance board, the secretary of employment relationsdirector of the office of state human resources management or the secretary'sdirector's designee and 11 persons appointed or elected for 4-year terms as follows:

15.165 (2)Group insurance board. There is created in the department of employee trust funds a group insurance board. The board shall consist of the governor, the attorney general, the secretary of administration, the secretary of employment relationsthe director of the office of state human resources management, and the commissioner of insurance or their designees, and 5 persons appointed for 2-year terms, of whom one shall be an insured participant in the Wisconsin retirement system who is not a teacher, one shall be an insured participant in the Wisconsin retirement system who is a teacher, one shall be an insured participant in the Wisconsin retirement system who is a retired employee, and one shall be an insured employee of a local unit of government.